Game



July 2, 1935. E. F. VAN SANTI-:N

GAME

Filed Feb. 2e, 1934 Patented July 2, 1935 UNITED STATES PAT.ENT j y g l' Elysia Florencevan Santen, Chicago,l Ill. l Application Febfuaryzs, 1934, sensibili.' 7121900 eclaims. (c1. 21a- 105)y My invention relates to an improvementlin games and has for one purpose the provision of` an improved game wherein counters or indicating members may be manually imparted a variety of positions or accommodations. Other objects will appear from time to time in the course of the speciiication and drawing. f

I illustrate my invention morev or less diagrammatically in the accompanying drawing wherein- Figure l is a plan View partly in section; Figure 2 is a sectionon the line 2 2 of Figure 1; Figure 3 is a section on the line 3--3 of Figure 2; Figure 4 is a View similar to Figure 2 withparts in a different position; and g f I,

Figure 5 is a perspective View of one of the dice used.

Like parts `are throughout the specification and drawing. I

Referring to the drawing, I generally indicates any suitable base made of any suitable material, which may, for example, be of wood or-ber. `It may have a bottom pad A2 if desired, of rubber, felt or the like. l

Mounted upon the base I is an upwardly. extending pin 3 which may be` screw threaded or otherwise secured atrits lower edge to thefbase I. Secured to itstop is a platform or lateral extension 4, preferably flat on the top. It may have allower ledge 5 if desired. Y

Slidably mounted upon the pin 3 is a tubular l sleeve 6 with which is associated at its flowerend, the horizontal platform l, the tube being perfectly unitary or permanently secured together as shown. f f

In order to maintain the platform 1 normally in raised position, I may use any suitableyield- `ing means. I illustrate, as one exemplicatio'n of such yielding means, a coil lspring 8 which surrounds and is guided by the pin 3. `It is effective normally to thrust the'sleeve 6 yand the platform 1 as far up as they `will go, the ledge 5 Lserving as an upper abutment. In order' to impart a downward movement to the platform 'I I may employ .any suitable connection but I illustrate herein as a practical connection, a lever 9 pivoted as at I0 and provided with an outwardly extending tactual control member I I. I2 is any suitable connection between the lever 9 and the bottom of the plat-- vfor example, be ofimred color. Another side of indicated by like. symbols suitable washer or pads which may be helpful x It will'be reali-Zed that. Whereas I 'scribed and shown a practical and operative vdevice, nevertheless many. changes might be made in o f .thesleeve 6 on the platform 'I which is abruptly terminated by contact with the ledge5.

Loosely positioned upon the platform 'I'are a plurality of dice or, counters or indicating members. I` illustrate, for example, two conventional 5 dice I3,;and-;l4 `and, aUthird I5 `which has four blanky sides andtwoindicating sides. Referring,

for example, to this,member,as shown in Figure 2,` one side is illustrated withfa little devil which may,

the die -isfshown in Figure `5 at I6 yandmay, vfor example, be green. It will be realizedthat I do not wish to be precisely limited to any particular countingy or indicatingfmeans;A p Surroundingtheplatforms 4 and 'Ilimitingthe 15 movement oftheydice"isa-transparent dome I1. It maybe provided with bottom lugs or flanges l-througlruwhich may pass securing screws or other securing `means I9.` 20, represents any 20 inthe event that `glass is used; It willrbe runderstood that any suitable material may be used,for

example, glass', or. celluloid or bakelite. The

dome II is further provided withv a slot 2l, through which `passes thejlever. 25

have dethesize, shape, numberand dispositionY of parts without departing-1 from-.the spirit` of my invention. I- lthereforewish my description and drawing to be taken as ina broad sense illustrative yand diagrammaticrather than as limiting me to my specific showing.4

The use.' and operation of my machineare as follows: f

The `purposenof my game device is formthe .player to get: a counter or counters` positioned upon the platform 4. '.The. `game starts with the counters or dice andone or more may vbe used upon the platform l; The-'rst player then imparts a sharp-upward movement to theA platform `by pulling downfon the member II and releasing it. 'I'he dome I'I limits 'the upward movement of the dice butdoes not impart any particular direction to suchmovement.' 'The player, by gauging the length of movement or the rapidity of movement of the member I I can, to a considerable extent control the sharpness of the upward movement of the member l. 50

As an example of one game that can be played, the object may be to get a maximum number of points ina predetermined number of movements of the member I I. These points may be added up from the side ofthe conventional dice. The die 55 I may be employed in a variety of ways. For example, the red or green sides may have a predetermined value. Or they may have a negative value. Or getting the die I5 on the top of the platform may give an additional turn to the player.

movable platform, a counter adapted normally lie loosely upon said movable platform, the fixed platform having an upper supporting surface" of sufficient area to hold said counterin case it lands thereon, and a transparent housingsurthan the diameter of the fixed platform. A

2. In a game device, va. base, va iixed'ratform associated with said base, a movable-*platform `associated with said base, means for imparting a shaip upward movement Vto the movable :platfform, a counter adapted normally to -lie loosely upon said movable platform, the fixed platform having an upper supporting surface ofsufficient areav to hold said counter incase it lands'thereon,

; and a transparent housing surrounding thepla'tforms, a stem upon which said fixed platform is mounted, said movablel platform being r'guided 3. In a game device, a base,la fixed plane, lhorizontal surfaced platform associated'A with said base, a movable platform associated with said base, and surrounding saidfixed platform, yield'- 'ing means tending normally to urge said movable platform to a predetermined upper position, man- `ually operable means for depressing said-platform below said normal upper position and a counter upon said movable platform, the vfixed platform having an upper supporting vsurface `of sufficient area toholdsaid counter in case it`lands`thereon, said fixed platform beingof 'substantially less diameter than said `movable platform.

' 4. lIn a game device, a base,a fixed plane', herivzontal surfaced platform associated with said base, a movable platform associated 'with said base, and surrounding said fixed platform, means for imparting a sharp upward vvmcfven'nentto the movable platform, a counter-adapted normally to lie loosely upon said movable platform, the fixed platform having an upper supportingls'urface of sufficient area to hold said counter tin-case'it lands thereon, said fixed platform beingf ofsuba pin upon which said fixed `platfo'rrri is mounted, l

.surfaced counter supporting area,

said movable platform being guided upon said pin.

6. In a game device, a base, a fixed plane, horizontal surfaced platform associated with said base, a movable platform associated with said base, and surrounding said fixed platform, means for imparting a sharp upward movement to the movable platform, including a spring positioned beneath said movable platform and means for depressing said platform against th-e resistance of said spring, a counter adapted normally tolie loosely `upon said movable platform, the fixed platform having an upper supporting surface of sufficient area to hold said counter in case it lands thereon, said fixed platform being of substantially Aless diameter than said movable platform.

7. In a game device, a base, a fixed platform associated With said base, a movable platform asrounding the platforms, thel diameter of said transparent housing being substantially .greater sociated with said base, means for imparting a `sharp upward movement to the movable platform,

a counter adapted normally to lie loosely upon said movable platform, the fixed platform having kanvlu'pper supporting surface of sufficient area 'to hold said counter in case it lands thereon, a pin 4upon 4,which said fixed platform is mounted, said movable `platform being guided upon said pin, Ythe means for imparting a sharp upward movement to the movable platform including a coil spring surrounded and guided upon said pin and -means for depressing said platformvagainst the resistance of said spring. 1 8. In `a game device, a base, a fixed platform mounted on said base and positioned substan- -tially thereabove and having a plane, horizontal surfaced counter supporting area, a movable ,platform associated with said base and of substanof the fixed platform, means for imparting ra.

sharpupward movement to the movable platform, and a counter adapted normally to lie loosely upon said movable platform.

9. In a game device, a base, a fixed platform mountedon said base and positioned substantially thereabove and having plane, horizontal a movable platform associated with said base and of substantially greater diameter than the fixed platform, said rnovableplatform extending outwardly beyond said fixed platform throughout the area of the xed platform, means for impart- -ing aisharp upward movement to the movable platform, and a counter adapted normally to lie loosely upon said movable platform, and a transparent housingV surrounding both platforms and of an linside diameter approximately the exteric'r diameter of. the movable the counter supporting area of the fixed platform platform,

being substantially less than the counter supportring area of the movable platform, its edge being separated from the opposed portion of the transparent housing byV a distance sufficient to permit the counterto pass about the edge of the fixed platform and reach the supporting area thereof.

ELYSIA FLORENCE VAN SAN'I'EN. 

